Kuwaitis				Non-Kuwaitis
		Student	Full-time home-maker	Retired – has income	Total	Student	Full-time home-maker	Retired – has income	Total	Total out of the labour force
15-19	Male	62,909	0	0	62,909	36,414	0	0	36,414	99,323
	Female	60,699	1	0	60,700	35,103	2,892	0	37,995	98,695
	Total	123,608	1	0	123,609	71,517	2,892	0	74,409	198,018
20-24	Male	34,135	0	2	34,137	20,044	0	0	20,044	54,181
	Female	40,203	10	0	40,213	24,243	2,966	0	27,209	67,422
	Total	74,338	10	2	74,350	44,287	2,966	0	47,253	121,603
25-29	Male	9,809	0	47	9,856	8,873	0	0	8,873	18,729
	Female	8,979	65	10	9,054	13,281	12,533	0	25,814	34,868
	Total	18,788	65	57	18,910	22,154	12,533	0	34,687	53,597
30-34	Male	4,024	0	186	4,210	7,182	0	0	7,182	11,392
	Female	3,914	201	86	4,201	9,341	21,401	0	30,742	34,943
	Total	7,938	201	272	8,411	16,523	21,401	0	37,924	46,335
35-39	Male	2,371	0	586	2,957	3,582	0	2	3,584	6,541
	Female	2,762	379	528	3,669	4,710	22,867	1	27,578	31,247
	Total	5,133	379	1,114	6,626	8,292	22,867	3	31,162	37,788
40-44	Male	1,077	0	3,128	4,205	1,694	0	6	1,700	5,905
	Female	1,733	852	1,951	4,536	2,733	18,234	3	20,970	25,506
	Total	2,810	852	5,079	8,741	4,427	18,234	9	22,670	31,411
45-49	Male	618	0	9,007	9,625	1,104	0	3	1,107	10,732
	Female	2,213	1,712	6,662	10,587	1,735	13,772	1	15,508	26,095
	Total	2,831	1,712	15,669	20,212	2,839	13,772	4	16,615	36,827
50-54	Male	350	0	13,966	14,316	433	0	5	438	14,754
	Female	2,355	3,893	10,862	17,110	731	11,451	3	12,185	29,295
	Total	2,705	3,893	24,828	31,426	1,164	11,451	8	12,623	44,049
55-59	Male	97	0	16,533	16,630	83	0	35	118	16,748
	Female	836	7,158	11,758	19,752	178	8,704	2	8,884	28,636
	Total	933	7,158	28,291	36,382	261	8,704	37	9,002	45,384
60-64	Male	23	0	13,166	13,189	18	0	35	53	13,242
	Female	245	7,527	10,484	18,256	48	6,134	3	6,185	24,441
	Total	268	7,527	23,650	31,445	66	6,134	38	6,238	37,683
65+	Male	8	0	17,109	17,117	7	0	458	465	17,582
	Female	187	19,580	9,839	29,606	37	8,188	0	8,225	37,831
	Total	195	19,580	26,948	46,723	44	8,188	458	8,690	55,413
Total	Male	115,421	0	73,730	189,151	79,434	0	544	79,978	269,129
	Female	124,126	41,378	52,180	217,684	92,140	129,142	13	221,295	438,979
	Total	239,547	41,378	125,910	406,835	171,574	129,142	557	301,273	708,108

Source: Central Statistics Bureau (CSB)/The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI)

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

1. Characteristics of data and definitions

 

The 2021 Kuwait census is the eleventh census conducted in the country, and the first to be based on administrative records.

The Ministry of State for Communications and Information Technology has implemented the records-based population, establishments and building  census through cooperation with the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) and the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI).

The census data was selected from the recommended data basket guide for the Unified Population and Housing Register-based Census 2020 for the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf issued by the Gulf Statistics Center for the year 2019, and from the data basket of the general census of the State of Kuwait 2011.

 

Individuals outside the workforce: Individuals aged 15 and over who do not work and do not seek employment during the census reference period. This includes:

1. Full-time Students: (an individual aged 15 and over) who is studying regularly for the purpose of obtaining a scientific qualification and is not associated with earning work during the period of time attribution, bearing in mind that female domestic chores are not included in the work for the purpose of earning.
2. 2. Full-time homemaker: a female (aged 15 and over) who is not employed or working and is not studying regularly and engages in housework for her family or supervises over housemaids working.

This definition does not apply to domestic workers who work in the homes of others and serve them in exchange for cash or interest wages.

3. Has an Income:An individual (aged 15 and over) who is capable of working but is not associated with any work during the period of time assignment and does not look for it seriously, and studies irregularly to obtain a scientific qualification. As for females; not working full-time in their homes (or supervising over housemaids’ work).

He/she is an individual who lives from the revenue of his/ her property or real estate, from the interest of shares and bonds owned, or accessed by cash transfers of gifts or sufficient assistance regardless of their sources, whether governmental or private.

4. Retired:This individual has retired for any reason and is not linked to any work. An individual (15 years and older) who has been referred to retirement or a retirement application until the date of the time assignment.

Other pensions and receipt of a pension – individuals outside manpower: individuals under 15 years of age, individuals 65 years of age and over who are not employed and totally unable to work during the census reference period.

5. Unable to Work:An individual (aged 15 and over) who is unable to work due to a disability or illness that has put him\her out of work and is unable to work even if he\she wishes to.
6. 65 Years of Age and over and Not Working:an individual who is 65 years of age and over and does not work.

 

Definitions and concepts used:

https://census.csb.gov.kw/CensusData_EN

 

2. Institution which provides data

 

The Central Statistical Bureau (CSB)

https://www.csb.gov.kw/

https://www.csb.gov.kw/default_en

 

3. Data availability

 

Kuwait Census 2021 page (Population, Housing and Establishments census):

https://census.csb.gov.kw/index_EN

 

Population census:

https://census.csb.gov.kw/CensusData_EN?id=1

 

Last date of access: 25 September 2023.

 

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change; that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from; that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.

 

Keywords: Kuwait, Education, Living Conditions, Foreign Population, National Population

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